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Daily Stretches for Artists

Posted on June 20, 2018April 13, 2021 by Jess Herron

Artist Jess Herron shared these stretches to help out fellow artists on a day to day basis to help with prevent longterm injuries. Take a look: If you’d like to share this post on Twitter, visit the original thread here to retweet so the artist gets credit.

The Freelancer’s Cookbook: An Introduction

Posted on June 19, 2018April 13, 2021 by Stephanie Cooke

A while back, I had the idea to launch a cookbook called The Freelancers Cookbook. Unfortunately, while there was lots of interest in it at the time, it didn’t come to fruition. However, I did the legwork and gathered a lot of recipes from freelancers before the project eventually lost steam. For this column, I’m…

What Kind Of Contract? – A Quick Guide to Comic Book Publisher Contracts

Posted on June 14, 2018April 13, 2021 by Rosie Knight

When it comes to comics contracts they can often be hard to parse and full of confusing language. Here at Creator Resource we’re hoping to make the process of signing a contract and making comics a lot more transparent. So here’s a quick guide to the three most common types of comic book contracts that…

Networking in Comics

Posted on June 13, 2018April 13, 2021 by Adam P. Knave

So I feel the need to talk about networking. You know, I recently did Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) and a lot of people go in thinking “Well it’s a great show to network at, I don’t know how to network, aaaah” and really there are two schools of thought to it but ONLY ONE that…

The Best Conventions Around the World

Posted on June 12, 2018April 12, 2021 by Stephanie Cooke

There are comic book conventions all over the world in cities and towns of all sizes. They’ve popped up in greater numbers as people realize what kind of business they can drive to a city while also supporting really great creatives. Not to mention that people also love the opportunity to rub elbows with a…

How to Get Press For Your Indie Comic or Crowdfunded Project

Posted on June 11, 2018January 31, 2023 by Stephanie Cooke

I’ve been doing freelancing for quite some time at this point. I founded the entertainment website, Rogues Portal (now Geek-d Out), and I was previously the Managing Editor of Talking Comics for over four years. I’ve also run and/or been a part of several successful Kickstarter campaigns such as Toronto Comics Anthology (Vol. 4 & 5), The Secret Loves…

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Breaking Into Comics: Anthology Projects

Posted on June 8, 2018January 31, 2023 by Stephanie Cooke

If you’re wanting to break into comics, it can be extremely hard to get your foot in the door. Publishers and editors want to see published work (as opposed to self-published) which can be really hard to put together. A lot of artists break in by creating their own web comics and publishing them on…

Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies

Posted on June 7, 2018April 12, 2021 by Stephanie Cooke

Finding funding for your comic book project (and for the arts in general) can be extremely hard to do. Thankfully, there are ways out there to get your project made, thanks to a number of grants and fellowships out there. Melanie Gillman is a non-binary cartoonist working in the comic book industry. They have compiled a…

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